INTRODUCTION Development of Electronic Parking System using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology in UMS Area.

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
Today, Technology develops very quickly along with the need of
human that want easiness, rapidity, and accurate information, especially in
identification This technology is called Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID).
Actually, technology of RFID has been existed since some years ago
even some people say that it has been since 1940s. Then, in 1970, this
technology was opened for general. Meanwhile, the production of this
technology has been started since 1999. The leader of this technology is
Texas Instrument, Philips, Sony, and Intermec. In Asia, this technology
has been popular since 2005. Now, RFID using becomes popular in
Indonesia.
There are many advantages of this system. For instance, it used to
security of parking, security of office inventory, even it is used only for
employee attendance. RFID system consisted of three basic component,
tag or transponder , reader , and database. Tag RFID is the object labeling

tools that has object data. The next is reader RFID. It is used as scanning
tool or information reader tool for reading the information that is in the tag

RFID itself. The last is database, used as tracker and saver for some
objects information that is had by tag RFID.

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Actually, RFID itself was developed from previous identification system,
which is Barcode. The basic differences between RFID and barcode are on
scanning system, they are transponder reader or labeling tool. For barcode,
the process usually is done and using the right position of tag and reader . If it
is not, tag cannot be read by reader. It is the different with RFID system.
Where, by only put the RFID close to the reader, the card can be identified.
Parking system in UMS still uses manual system that is the motorcycle or
car owner presents Vehicle Registration Certificate to the security one by one
when they want to go out form UMS parking area. This process spends many
times so that it affects the long queue in exit door, especially for busy time.
The other bed effects of this way are the students often forget to resave their
Vehicle Registration Certificate so that they often lose their Vehicle
Registration Certificate. Fortunately, these problems can be solved by using


RFID technology.
In this case, every student or lecturers who want to park in UMS parking
area are given RFID tag or contactless smart card (CSC) that it has the user
information. This card is used to open the exit door. The advantages of using
this system are, 1) parking managing will be easier and more quickly, 2) enter
and exit data will be more accurate, 3) getting user information easily then it
can be done by statistic as the consideration in deciding the policy.
In this time, there are many auto identification technologies but RFID
(Radio Frequency Identification) technology is the cheapest technology from

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auto identification to spread out the information easily and accurately. The

application of RFID technology that will be used by the writer for applying
this system in UMS parking system so that it will make the identification of
vehicles easily.

B. Problem Description

Based on the reason of background study above, the writer states some
problems:
1. How to design an application system that used RFID technology for
parking using tag or card in parking UMS area.
2. How to create a mechanism for secure parking, fast, comfortable, and not
at risk of losing important documents such as vehicle registration, driver's
license.
3. There is no parking statistic data, for example the amount of vehicles so
that parking management is not going well.

C. Scope of Study

The writer gives the limitation of study so that the discussion will be
appropriate of the problem statement. They are:
1. Ever RFID tag used only for one vehicle.
2. The system used by peripheral is RFID receiver (reader ) and RFID

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transponder (RFID tag)

3. The communication between USB RFID reader
4. The use of basis system on it’s the database server used is MySql
5. Hardware controlling using PC and Visual Basic program.
6. Information given system: the number of parked vehicles per time,
frequency of park users, the density of lines per time, current number of
vehicles inside of the parking area.

D. The Aim of Study
The aim of the study is to design automatic by using RFID technology for
facilitating the users (lecturer, employers, and students) especially in UMS.

E. The Benefit of Study
The benefit of study is:
1. For users.
a. Controlling and facilitating the management of space for parking
area so that it will be better, easier, and the parking data will be
more accurate.
b. Users receive accurate information so they can take appropriate
decisions about parking.
c. The management gets fast and accurate information so that it can

provide a rapid and appropriate policy.

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d. Help overcome problems such as congestion in the parking lane
entry / exit, losing important papers, etc.
2. For researcher
The benefits of this study for the writer are the writer can learn the
new knowledge besides the knowledge form his object in lecturing.
Moreover, we can design parking system using RFID system (Radio
Frequency Identification) in UMS.

F. Report Structure
Research paper organization made for making easiness in arranging this
study so that it needs to decide the good writing systematic. They are as
follows:
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the background of the study, problem statement,
limitation of the study, the objective of the study, the benefit of the study and
research paper organization.

CHAPTER II LITERATUR
This chapter contains some study of researches and fundamental theories
which are used for complete this essay.
CHAPTER III METOD OF THE STUDY
In this chapter, the writer explains the method that is done in designing
and implementing.

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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION
This chapter consisted of research finding, from the analyze, designing,
result of the testing, and implementing.
CHAPTER V CLOSING
This chapter is consisted of conclusion and suggestion for the all previous
studies.